Pettee Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pettee Surname Definition:

American forms of Petty, Petit, q.v.

Pettee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5651:641,52051,556
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

Pettee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

American forms of Petty, Petit, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) One small in stature; one who came from Petty (piece), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pettee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pettee Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pettee has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pettee is the 559,940th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pettee are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pettee is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 565 people, or 1 in 641,520. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent live, Colorado, where 10 percent live and Connecticut, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Pettee exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent live.

Pettee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pettee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pettee surname increased 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pettee last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pettee last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.96% registered to vote for the political party.

Pettee earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.75% more than the national average, earning $50,810 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petteep9226/
Petteye921/
Peattee920/
Pette911,510/
Petee91332/
Pettawee8661/
Phetteep8611/
Phetthee862/
Petter8313,109/
Piette8310,001/
Pettey832,242/
Pattee832,130/
Pettet831,826/
Pettie831,825/
Pettes83537/
Poette83433/
Peteet83358/
Peatee8389/
Pettye8370/
Petted8354/
Petteh8319/
Peutte8319/
Pettei8318/
Peteer8311/
Pettge8310/
Pottee835/
Peitte834/
Peetee834/
Pettae833/
Pittee832/
Pettue832/
Paetee832/
Peette831/
Petees831/
Peteie831/
Petteu831/
Peteye831/
Peitee831/
Peteed830/
Pestee830/
Pettea830/
Paette830/
Pettoe830/
Peatte830/
Pete8015,641/
Petthawee801/
Pettett771,442/
Peattie771,077/
Petteys77543/
Pitteea7744/
Phettae7725/
Paettie7723/
Peetter7717/
Petteit7715/
Phettep7713/
Peteyeh779/
Paittee777/
Phaette776/
Petthae776/
Petojee775/
Pettetp772/
Petteus772/
Peteher772/
Pettets772/
Phhette771/
Peatter771/
Peitter771/
Petieje771/
Pitteet771/
Pesteie771/
Phettes771/
Petthep771/
Petheed771/
Petteis770/
Phetter770/
Pettiey770/
Piettea770/
Piettie770/
Petteio770/
Peter731,201,067/
Petit73119,429/
Petty7353,753/
Petti738,560/
Pethe737,748/
Petta737,262/
Patte735,230/
Peete733,784/
Peate731,666/
Petje731,247/
Petey731,103/
Petes731,044/
Potte73797/
Petyt73722/
Patee73686/
Peste73579/
Phete73573/
Pitte73570/
Potee73523/
Petet73431/
Peteh73428/
Poete73349/
Paete73292/
Peute73270/
Piete73224/
Petie73218/
Petea73201/
Petoe73122/
Petei73110/
Peite73108/
Petez7397/
Pytte7392/
Peteš7388/
Peteu7383/
Petej7378/
Petye7341/
Petep7333/
Peşte7326/
Petae7319/
Petue7316/
Pettè7316/
Peted736/
Pește736/
Pytee735/
Pehte735/
Peyte735/
Pitee732/
Petté732/
Petít731/
Peteî731/
Peteő731/
Ppete731/
Phetthae7140/
Pettesch7123/
Phetthet717/
Phetheet715/
Phetthep713/
Phetheed713/
Phetthed712/
Pechdtte711/
Pestegie711/
Pestojee711/
Pethheed711/
Peththae711/
Pechteep711/
Pettit6734,712/
Pettis679,544/
Pittet677,013/
Pitter675,364/
Petitt673,702/
Pester673,567/
Peiter672,031/
Phetoe671,630/
Pottie671,509/
Pether671,115/
Pietta67929/
Pethes67763/
Pettay67646/
Pattie67628/
Piotte67619/
Phatee67551/
Pettai67533/
Peeter67465/
Pittie67420/
Patthe67340/
Peatey67317/
Peteja67215/
Pattey67211/
Pittea67187/
Phethe67176/
Piethe67164/
Phatte67162/
Petett67155/
Poitte67142/
Petech67101/
Petheő6790/
Paytee6785/
Pettid6784/
Pettau6781/
Peates6771/
Peshte6764/
Pethei6763/
Peteya6753/
Peteux6753/
Petaut6752/
Pestes6751/
Patteh6747/
Pothee6746/
Peitti6742/
Pittey6740/
Peyter6736/
Pettip6734/
Peetje6731/
Peater6730/
Petesh6726/
Pottey6725/
Pfotte6725/
Poethe6725/
Pyotte6724/
Paethe6723/
Peteut6722/
Pestey6720/
Peetes6719/
Peetey6719/
Peterr6718/
Peytie6718/
Pittes6716/
Petawe6716/
Pathee6715/
Pitteu6715/
Pettyt6713/
Poetie6713/
Paatee6712/
Pattea6712/
Petehs6712/
Piteje6711/
Piëtte6711/
Peatie6710/
Petets6710/
Peteah6710/
Petesz6710/
Paitee6710/
Photee6710/
Pestet679/
Petout679/
Petejo679/
Petyth679/
Phetta679/
Pesteh678/
Pettaa678/
Phetye678/
Pettha677/
Peteyu677/
Peetta676/
Pethoe676/
Poetti676/
Peatez676/
Peatta675/
Peteis675/
Paitte675/
Peatty675/
Poëtte675/
Pieëte675/
Pheter675/
Peteys674/
Poeteh674/
Pethey674/
Peterh674/
Petheš674/
Phaete674/
Pestez674/
Peteus674/
Pethit673/
Paytte673/
Ppeter673/
Pytter673/
Pätter673/
Piteer672/
Peiste672/
Pathte672/
Phetes672/
Peteit672/
Petthi672/
Pittei672/
Peeteh672/
Pettio672/
Pietie672/
D'Pete672/
Petess672/
Peteha672/
Pfeter672/
Pechtawee672/
Petait671/
Potteh671/
Pattei671/
Peatue671/
Pechte671/
Peetty671/
Peithe671/
Peitta671/
Puitte671/
Pheete671/
Pejtit671/
Pettii671/
Pettiy671/
Pettyy671/
Pestti671/
Petaeh671/
Peteas671/
Peteia671/
Peteji671/
Petejj671/
Pethea671/
Petitp671/
Photte671/
Bpetty671/
Pethet671/
Peatei671/
Pesteu671/
Pétter671/
Pettiz671/
Patteu671/
Pahtte671/
Peştea671/
Pettou671/
Pfiete671/
Petuye671/
Petytt671/
Peutie671/
Petheu671/
Petheø671/
Pete's671/
Petejä671/
Pietty671/
Phetet671/
Phetie671/
Peatti671/
Pehthe671/
Pesteň671/
Pestei671/
Peites671/
Peitie671/
Paetie671/
Pestea671/
Pahtee671/
Peetae671/
Bpeter671/
Pethie670/
Pethed670/
Peathe670/
Pitted670/
Peitit670/
Paetea670/
Peitey670/
Pyttie670/
Peitez670/
Pitett670/
Peaste670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pettee
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